Winter School
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED
STUDY
Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla 171 005
Announcing Winter School on
LIFE AND THOUGHT OF GANDHI
Over the last three decades the scholastic,
intellectual, political and social interests in Gandhiji’s
life and thought has acquired a new urgency and depth. Gandhiji’s
writings like An Autobiography Or The Story of My Experiments
with Truth and Hind Swaraj have been subject of minute textual,
philosophical and literary studies. The theory and practice
of Satyagraha, constructive work and the institutions that
Gandhiji established have come to be studied by historians,
political theorists and commentators and chroniclers of social
movements. Lives of Gandhiji’s associates and interlocutors
like Mahadev Desai, J C Kumarrapa, Mirabehn, C F Andrews and
Lanza Del Vasto have added to our understanding of Gandhiji.
As a result of these studies our understanding of Gandhiana
has emerged deeper, richer and nuanced.
The Winter School seeks to acquaint the participant
to this variegated intellectual tradition of thinking of and
about Gandhiji. The School would seek to provide a non-fragmentary
understanding of Gandhiji’s life and thought. Quite
often we have come to look at political Gandhi as quite distinct
from the Gandhi of the constructive work or see Gandhiji’s
spiritual quest as distinct from his quest for Swaraj. The
School would try to unravel the underlying relationship between
seemingly disparate practices, utterances and writings. With
this in view a Two week Winter School is proposed to be held
at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla during 1-15
December 2010.
The Winter School will be conducted by various
eminent scholars from several disciplines who will explore
various aspects of Gandhi’s life and thought.
Applications are invited from young College
and University teachers/researchers from Humanities and Social
Sciences/Journalist/NGO activist in the age group of 22 to
35 years.
A batch of 25 participants will be selected
from amongst the applicants. Those interested may send their
bio-data ( that should include their academic qualification,
experience, research interest and area of specialization)
along with the note of 200-250 words regarding how they perceive
life and thought of Gandhi.
All expenses will be borne by the IIAS. Applications for
the above programme should reach IIAS on before 31 August
2010. Those selected will be informed by 15th September 2010.
Applications may be sent by email at iiasschool@gmail.com
or by post at:
Winter School on Gandhi
Academic Section
Indian Institute of Advanced Study
Rashtrapati Nivas
Shimla 171 005
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